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G. KAY, I. WILKINSON 8v R. FISHER. ROUNDABOUT.

No. 448,241. Patented Mar. I7, 1891.

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GEORGE KAY, FREIIVILKINSIY, AND ROBERT FISHER, OF IAHESTOIVI NET YORK.

ROUNDABOUT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersV Patent No. 448,241, dated March 1'?, 1891.

Application filed September 6, 1890. Serial No. 364,209. (No model.)

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Be it .known that we, GEORGE KAY, FRED WILKINSON, and ROBERT FISHER, citizens of the United Stat-es, residing at Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Merry- Go-Round, Of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to games and toys, and more especially to that class thereof known as merry-go rounds or roundaboutsg7 and the object of the same is to produce certain improvements in machines of this character as heretofore constructed.

To this end the invention consists in the specific details hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as illustrated in the drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a plan View of this improved merry-go-round, showing two boats, a horse, and a chariot, although it will be understood that these are but four of many similar seats which could be carried by the machine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine, showing the horse in the foreground and part of the supporting-rim broken away to show the manner in which the horse is caused to move in imitation of cantering. Fig. 3 is a plan, and Fig. 4: an outer end elevation, of the means for rocking one boat. Fig. 5 is a plan, and Fig. 6 a rear elevation, of the means'for rocking and rolling the other boat.

Referring to the said drawings, the letter F designates the iioor, from which rises an upright U, surrounded by a toothed ring` T. Upon this upright is journaled a large frame M, comprising radiating` arms and crossbraces, or any other suitable mechanism, and supported at proper intervals by wheels XV. which travel upon the Iloor or upon a trackf thereon.

R is a rim carried by the outer ends of the radial arms of the frame M, and in the present instance supported by brackets K a slight distance below said trame, and forming a step by which the players may ascend to the In the outer face of the rim R Vis preferably formed a groove Gr, and in this groove travels a belt B, which passes over suitable guide-pulleys g and extends to a source of power, which may be at a remote point; or the frame M may be driven in any other suitable manner, if preferred.

In Fig. 2 one of the wheels \V is shown as provided. with a crank C on its shaft or axle, and this crank is connected by a pitman c with the horscs foot, the body of the horse being pivotally mounted, as at V,in a bracket supported on the frame. In this manner the horse will be caused to gallop, and any other seat which was so connected would also be caused to rock.

In Figs. 3 and 4E is shown a different arrangement of devices for causing the'same rocking motion of a seat, the latter in the present case being represented as a small boat. A shaft S is journaled in hangers 7L beneath the frame M, its inner end carrying a gearwheel O, meshing with the toothed ring T, and its outer end a disk D, having a crank C on its outer face connected by a pitman c with the prow of the boat, and the latter is pivotabove described, with the following additions:

Mounted in a bracket 7L' beneath the frame is a shaft S', standing at an angle to the shaftS and driven therefrom by intermeshing gears I, and on the other end of this shaft is a disk D', having a crank C', connected with a pitman c'. In this case the bracket V pivotally supports a long yoke Y, which extends beneath the entire length of the boat, and the ends of which are pivotally connected to the bow and stern thereof. The pitman c, leading from the disk D, rocks the boat the same as in the case of the other boat; but the pitman c', leading from the disk D', is connected-to the keel of the boat below the upper ends of the yoke and imparts a rolling motion to the boat from side to side simul- 9 taneously with its rocking motion in the line of its length.

To preferably arrange upon a single frame a number of seats such as above described.

The chariot Z will have no motion, except that roo around the upright. The horse and boat No. l will have a rocking motion, and boat No. '2 will have a rocking and rolling motion. In practice We find that a slight rocking motion can be given by connections With one of the Wheels W, as shown in the case of the horse;

but more violent rocking motions and thev rolling motion are best imparted through the toothed ring and the gears meshing therewith, as shown in connection with the boats, the reason being that a horse carries but a single rider and needs but slight movement, whereas the boats are designed for several occupants and offer more resistance to the force which moves them. Iith a machine of this construction the timid rider can occupy a chariot, one more bold can ride a horse, and others more courageous still can find more vigorous motion in the boats, some of them having a combined rocking and rolling movement, as above described. It will thus be seen that our improved merry-go-round is adapted to people of various ages and desires and of both sexes, and that horses, boats, and chariots are provided for the riders, as well as seats in imitation of other devices which are not here shown or claimed, but which we may use, if desired.

What is claimed as new isl. In a merry-go-round, the combination, with a rotating frame-work, brackets mounted thereon, yokes pivoted in said brackets, boats pivoted in said yokes at right angles to the pivots of the latter in the brackets, and means,

substantially as described, for inlparting a longitudinalrocking motion to saidyokes, of a stationary toothed ring, a shaft journaled radially in said frame-Work and having a gear engaging said ring, a short shaft connected by gearing with said radial shaft and having va crank, and a pitman connecting said crank with the boat, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a merry-go-round, the combination, with the support F and upright U, rising from the saine, a toothed ringr T, surrounding said upright, a frame M,journaled on the upright, a bracketV, carried by said frame, and a yoke Y, pivoted in said bracket, of a seat mounted in pivots in the yoke at its front and rear ends, a shaft S, journaled in hangers h beneath the frame, a gear-Wheel O on its inner end engaging said toothed ring, a crank C on its outer end, a pitman c, connecting said crank with the end of said yoke, the shaft S,.

journaled in a bracket'i beneath the frame and driven from said shaft S by intermeshing gears I, a crank C on said shaft S', anda pitman c, connecting said said crank with the seat, all as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that we claim .the foregoing as our own we have hereto aiiixed our signatn res in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE KAY. FRED VILKINSON. ROBERT FISHER. Witnesses:

B. A. BARLow, C. W. CREAL. 

